Edge-inking machine



Filed Iayj, 1922 Feten-ted May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,539,472 PATENT OFFICE.'

EDWARD s. porren, or CASTLE CREEK, NEW Yoan.

EDGE-INKING MACHINE.

Application led May 5, 1922. Serial No. 558,790.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. Do'rrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Castle Creek, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Edge-Inking l achines; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification. v

This invention is a novel improvement in edge inking rolls for applying ink to the edges of the soles7 the shanks, and the heels, of shoes. l f

The accon'epanying,,drawingsV show several inking rolls constructed in accordance with the invention, which will be hereinafter described with reference thereto, and the essentials of the invention and the novel features of construction and the novel combinations of parts for which protection is desired are set forth in the claims.

In the said drawings:

Fig. l is an enlarged face view of one of the inking rolls especially designed for. applying ink to the edge only of soles.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the inking roll shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view, similar to Fig. 2, of a roll for applying ink to the shanks of shoes.

Fig. 4 is a face view of a roll for applying ink to the edge and upper stitched part of a shoe sole.

Fig. 5 is a part side and part sectional view of the roll shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a part side and part sectional View of a roll for inking the heels of shoes.

Each inking roll is preferably formed of a hub or body 122L which may be fastened to a shaft in any suitable manner so as to rotate therewith as by a set screw, and which has a radially disposed circumferential flange 12n projecting beyond the. periphery of the body; and surrounding one end of the body, and abutting against the flange is an annular felt rim 1.2b which presses against the flange 1 2 and is confined in position on the body by an outer metal guide disk 12c which may be fastened to the body opposite flange 'l2 by screws 12l or any suitable means. The guide disk 12c is slightly larger vin diameter than the felt rim, and is rounded on the side next to the felt rim and serves as a guide to assist the operator in positioning the edge of the shoe sole (or the v.the sole.

shoe shank) (or the heel)` against the periphery of the felt rim. The felt. rim vis supplied with ink by any suitable means or manner. y

The form of ink roll shown inFigs. 1 and 3 is adapted to apply the ink .only to the outer edge of the sole without staining the upper edge or stitches thereof. l' The edge of the guide disk 12c preventsA ink getting onto the stitches. f v

The roll shown in Fig. 3 is constructed like that shown in Figs. 3 and 4 except that the felt rim 12b has its periphery eoncaved as shown at 12", so that thefelt will properly ink the beveled or rounded edge of the shank of the sole. The disk 12c prevents ink or blacking flowing beyond the edge of When it is desired to have the stitches on the upper edge of the sole inked, as well as the outer edge of the sole, the roll shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is employed. In this construction of the roll the hub or the body is elongatedI and an annular or disk brush 13 is placed on the hub exterior to the feltrim the periphery of the brush projecting beyond the felt rim; a metal disk 13a is preferably interposed between the brush and the felt rim 12". The brush 13 is held in position and clamped against the rim and the latter against the body 12, by screws 12d. The brush 13 will apply ink to the upper stitched edge of the sole at the saine time that the felt rim 12b applies ink to the outer edge of the sole.

The heel inking roll shown in Fig. 6 is constructed like the roll shown in Figs. l and 2, only the felt rim is made widery to properly apply ink to the heel. All the rolls are similar in constructionand differ only as necessary to suit the different purposes for which they are intended.

The felt inking rolls, as described, are much superior to brushes for inking the edges of soles and heels of shoes. l Applicants disks roll the ink on the edges of the soles or heels. Vith brushes the ink cannot possibly be rolled on, and if the brushes are rotated at all quickly they will throw the ink in various directions and spatter itl on the uppers and upper edges of the soles; whereas applicants felt rolls will roll the ink on, and do not spatter the ink.

It will be seen that in this invention the guides rotate with the ink applying rollers and are not stationary, as are the guides in vor rub the ink thereon.

What I claim is:

1. An edge inking roll comprising an approximatelyfoircular'body .an lannular "i nking rimv abutting @against the body, a disk holdingsaidrim in plac'e, and a `brush 'interposed between the disk andriin and projecting lbeyond the periphery` 4'of Vthe rim, .substantially as described.

`2.VAnedge inki'ngro'll conip'risilng ain approximately circular' bodyolia-ving a hub, van annular-felt rim mounted on such hub and abutting against the body, a .disk attached jto the hub yfor holding fsaidriln 'in`lplace,. a

lbrushinterposed betweenlthe disk and rini and projecting beyondl the .periphery ,of the riln,and a metal pla-teinterposed between t'hebrufsh and rim, substantially as described- 3. An edge :ink'ing'ro'll comprising ran approximately circular bodyhaving fa'hule, an A annular felt rinfilnonnated on suehjhnb vand abutting against 'the body, a metal disk projecting beyond the periphery of the felt rim and serving as 'a guide, means for fastening the vdisk to the body, a brushinterposed between .the disk and rim and projecting bcyond the periphery of the rim, and a metal plate interpes'edfbetween the brush and felt rim. Y

4. An edge inking roll comprising la body having a hub and aiiangeg an annularnoneXpa-nsib'le feltrim directly mountedon such hub and abutting against .the `flange, said ffelt rimvbeing'o-f greater diameter than sai-d flange; a removable metal disk on 'the hub Vfor holding 'said felt body in place, "the disk being of greaterdianieter than said body Land the part ofthe disk projectingvb'eyond the adjacent periphery ofthe feltriin serying as a. guideto assist the operator )inpesi-tioning ltheedgey of Jthe Shoe against the felt rim, and means for. attachingnthejdislr to the body.-

In testimony that I yclaim the foregoing as .EDWARD sffnorrnn; n 

